Employment

Unpaid domestic work

About this topic

Unpaid domestic work measures how much time people aged 15 years and over spent doing housework for their household in the week before the Census. It helps show the distribution of unpaid labour that supports home and family life.

This topic is useful for understanding household roles, time pressures, and gender or life-stage differences in unpaid work. It is best read with household type, employment, and income, because the amount of unpaid domestic work can be shaped by family structure and the ability to outsource tasks.

Interpretation notes

  • The hours refer to unpaid domestic work done for the person's household in the week before the Census.
  • This topic does not measure childcare, disability care, or other unpaid help unless it falls within domestic work for the household.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Karranadgin, accounting for 75% (48 people). This share was higher than Goomalling (S) (64.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 1,656 people, while its share rose by 17.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Karranadgin - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Karranadgin in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Goomalling (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Karranadgin, with comparison markers for Goomalling (S).

Karranadgin
Goomalling (S)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

48

% of total

75.0%

Change from 2016

+17.4pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

9

% of total

14.1%

Change from 2016

-4.0pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

14

% of total

21.9%

Change from 2016

+2.7pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

12

% of total

18.8%

Change from 2016

+8.0pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

13

% of total

20.3%

Change from 2016

+10.8pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

13

% of total

20.3%

Change from 2016

-5.4pp

Not Stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-16.8pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Karranadgin. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goomalling (S).

Unpaid domestic work for Karranadgin. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goomalling (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Karranadgin. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Goomalling (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Goomalling (S)%Count%Goomalling (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work4875.0%64.8%1,70457.6%68.9%-1,656+17.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours914.1%17.8%53618.1%16.9%-527-4.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1421.9%23.0%56919.2%23.4%-555+2.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours1218.8%12.2%31810.8%11.9%-306+8.0pp
30 Hours Or More1320.3%11.7%2819.5%16.7%-268+10.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work1320.3%20.8%75925.7%19.1%-746-5.4pp
Not Stated00.0%13.8%49616.8%12.4%-496-16.8pp
Total64100.0%100.0%2,957100.0%100.0%-2,8930.0pp